Joe Dowling

The Guthrie Theater is about to announce a new artistic director to take over for the retiring Joe Dowling. The Tony Award-winning regional theater in Minneapolis will name its new director Tuesday with staff, subscribers and donors on hand.

After running the renowned Guthrie Theater for 20 years, Joe Dowling plans to revive some of his favorite plays, stage new works and produce a classic American musical as part of his final season, the theater announced Thursday.

To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays the malcontent Pete Campbell on AMC’s “Mad Men,” will star this summer in a new Guthrie production of “Pride and Prejudice” as the brooding hero of Jane Austen’s most famous novel.

Rohan Preston makes his weekly visit to preview the upcoming run of The Gospel at Colonus, as well as the Guthrie Theatre extending the contract of artistic director Joe Dowling. Sample Night Live is back […]